Phrizbee was a heavyweight robot built by Team LOGICOM and competed in the final three seasons of the Comedy Central BattleBots run, as well as the R3: Rochester Robot Rampage BattleBots event in 2005.
It was a low full-body spinner with teeth on the sides to inflict damage to the opponent. It proved to be very powerful, spinning at over 1000rpm. Its name was a play on the word "frisbee", as Brian Nave's robot sported a similarly-shaped chassis. The team also built a superheavyweight version called Phrizbee-Ultimate, which reached the Round of 16 in Season 5.0.
Phrizbee backstage during Season 5.0.
Both robots' names were a spin on the 'frisbee' - a flying disc whose name is patented by the Wham-O toy company.
Phrizbee returned to battle in the 2005 Rochester Robot Rampage event, sanctioned by BattleBots, by then having received a dual identity with its successor Shrederator. It picked up two wins against Tetracide and REDRUM before falling to eventual champions Big Betty.
Outside BattleBots[]
Phrizbee as The Revolutionist.
Phrizbee also competed in Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and Nickelodeon Robot Wars as The Revolutionist. In Season 1 of Extreme Warriors, The Revolutionist escaped its six-way battle and beat The Brute, but lost to eventual champion Todd Mendenhall and Panzer Mk 2. As the season runner-up, it qualified for the Second World Championship, but lost its four-way first round melee to Razer. Team LOGICOM returned for Season 2 of Extreme Warriors, but despite seeing off Trackzilla and Psycho Chicken with ease, The Revolutionist crashed out in their heat to overhead spinner Propeller-Head.
In Nickelodeon Robot Wars, The Revolutionist was largely unchanged, but had mixed success throughout. It was paired with the team's second entry Spin Doctor and represented the USA in the International Tag Team special. Team LOGICOM won their US qualifier before crashing out to UK pairing Rick and Ming 3. In the Mayhem special, The Revolutionist again won their first round battle, but lost again in the three-way final to Propeller-Head after knocking out its own power link.
Following the end of the Comedy Central run, Phrizbee was rebuilt into Shrederator, with Phrizbee-Ultimate similarly renamed Shrederator Supreme. Both the Phrizbee and Shrederator names were carried by the heavyweight version at Rochester Robot Rampage, with 'Phrizbee' taking precedence on official websites and in arena announcements.
The robot remains with Team LOGICOM to this day.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[] |
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Phrizbee vs. KillerB Phrizbee's first and only match in Season 3.0 was against KillerB. KillerB won the fight on a 40-5 judges' decision and Phrizbee was eliminated from the tournament. |
Season 4.0[] |
Phrizbee vs. Billy-Bot Phrizbee's first match in Season 4.0 was against Billy-Bot. After Phrizbee was completely destroying Billy-Bot, the time ran out and Phrizbee won the fight on a 35-10 judges' decision. |
Phrizbee vs. Deathstar   Phrizbee rips into Deathstar.   Phrizbee pushes Deathstar into the pulverizer. This win put Phrizbee to the TV rounds, where it faced Deathstar. In the beginning of the match, Deathstar was grasping Phrizbee with the saws before it could spin up. Deathstar drove itself over the killsaws and then later reversed into the pulverizer. Deathstar started smoking after this hit. Phrizbee spun up at this point and tore into Deathstar, sending springs and armor pieces flying. Phrizbee hit Deathstar several times before getting clamped again, but Phrizbee used this as an advantage to push Deathstar toward the pulverizer. Deathstar took several shots as it tried to feebly move away. After being nudged back underneath by Phrizbee, Deathstar slowly escaped and drove into the spikestrip as the time ended. Phrizbee won the fight on a 37-8 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 32, where it faced HexaDecimator. |
Phrizbee vs. HexaDecimator   Phrizbee tore off HexaDecimator's front panel.   Phrizbee gets flipped over by HexaDecimator. At the beginning, Phrizbee tore off one of the front armor panels of HexaDecimator. Each time HexaDecimator got underneath Phrizbee, Phrizbee managed to hit HexaDecimator and bounced safely away from the flipping arm before the arm activated. It took at least 6 tries before HexaDecimator was able to flip Phrizbee onto its back. HexaDecimator won the fight by knockout at 2:07 and Phrizbee was eliminated from the tournament. |
Heavyweight Consolation Rumble Phrizbee returned for the Heavyweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. It first struck Omega-13, before being hit by I-Beam. Phrizbee turned its attention to Junkyard Offspring, attacking it before being rammed by Towering Inferno. Phrizbee began having trouble getting its weapon up to maximum power, and Little Sister attempted to capitalize. Its weapon seems to have died and it rammed Towering Inferno. |
Season 5.0[] |
Phrizbee vs. Bermuda Triangle   Phrizbee delivers a hit to Bermuda Triangle. Despite reaching the Round of 32 in Season 4.0, Phrizbee had to go through the qualifiers again in Season 5.0. Phrizbee's first match was against Bermuda Triangle. which it won by knockout. |
Phrizbee vs. Knightiknight Phrizbee advanced to the next preliminary round, where it faced Knightiknight. Phrizbee won the fight by knockout. |
Phrizbee vs. Mr. Bonestripper In the final preliminary round, where it faced Mr. Bonestripper. Before the match began, Team Wetware added extensions to Mr. Bonestripper's blade that lowered the weapon height several inches. These extensions were ripped off by Phrizbee and shot around the BattleBox. After they were removed, Phrizbee got several hits on the body of Mr. Bonestripper damaging the drive systems. Mr. Bonestripper was counted out and Phrizbee won the fight by knockout. |
Phrizbee vs. Center Punch This win put Phrizbee to the TV rounds again, where it faced Center Punch. Center Punch won the fight on a close 25-20 judges' decision and Phrizbee was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
R3: Rochester Robot Rampage[] |
Phrizbee vs. Tetracide   Phrizbee destroys Tetracide. After receiving a bye in the first round, Phrizbee's first opponent was Tetracide. This fight started with Phrizbee spinning up to full speed before attacking Tetracide. This did nothing however and Phrizbee attacked again, this time ripping pieces off of Tetracide and completely destroying it with a single hit. Following this, Tetracide tapped out. |
Phrizbee vs. REDRUM   Phrizbee and REDRUM go flying. This put Phrizbee into the next round, where it faced REDRUM. This fight started with both robots spinning up to speed. Phrizbee then ripped REDRUM's ablative wooden armor it had attached for the fight off. REDRUM then got a hit in on Phrizbee, which sent more bits of wood flying. Phrizbee then delivered a hit to REDRUM which sent both robots flying, with REDRUM landing upside down where it promptly tapped out. |
Phrizbee vs. Big Betty   Phrizbee out-wedges Big Betty.
The judges gave the win to Big Betty, making Phrizbee the BattleBots Rochester R3 heavyweight runner-up. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 7
- Losses: 4
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 3.0 | None | KillerB |
| Season 4.0 | Billy-Bot | HexaDecimator |
| Season 5.0 | Bermuda Triangle | Center Punch |
| BattleBots Rochester R3 | Tetracide | Big Betty |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"Your more likely to understand the ramblings of Anne Heche on a Bakersfield highway than to comprehend the pure evil of PHRIZBEE!"
"With cold hands and an even colder heart, here is PHRIZBEE!"